Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....PORTERFIELD , Hazel (Bankson)  June 16 2004
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Woodland "Daily Democrat," Friday, June 18, 2004
Hazel (Bankson) Porterfield

Hazel (Bankson) Porterfield died in Davis Wednesday, June 16, 2004, at age 89.

Born March 6, 1915, in Canton, S.D., Mrs. Porterfield had been a Yolo County
resident for about 57 years. She was the fifth of six daughters born to the late
Amanda and Jim Bankson. She moved to California in 1934 and graduated from UC
Berkeleye (sic). She and her husband were Esparto farmers and she taught school
in Guinda, Esparto and Zamora. She was a member of Woodland's Shakespeare Club
and Yolo Fliers Club.

Survivors include her daughter, Paget Fitzgerald of Davis; son, Steve
Porterfield of Denver, Colo.; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Also
surviving is her sister, Rosemund Courtney of Los Angeles. She was preceded in
death by her husband of 42 years, Peter Stephens Porterfield, in 1982.

The family requests memorials be directed to Friends of Esparto Library, P.O.
Box 787, Esparto, 95627; or Yolo Hospice, P.O. Box 1014, Davis, 95616.

Services: No services are scheduled. Interment will take place Monday, June 21,
at Forest Lawn, 1500 E. San Antonio Drive, Long Beach.


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Submitted with the permission of the "The Daily Democrat," 711 Main St.,
Woodland, CA 95695.  

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